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Description: |
xii, 190 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Accipiters -- Northern harrier -- Buteos -- Falcons -- Vultures, osprey, eagles -- Uncommon migrants and others. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "Hawks at a Distance" is the first volume to focus on distant raptors as they are truly seen in the field. Jerry Liguori, a leading expert on North American raptors, factors in new information and approaches for identifying twenty-nine species of raptor in various lighting situations and settings. The field guide's nineteen full-color portraits, 558 color photos, and 896 black-and-white images portray shapes and plumages for each species from all angles. Useful flight identification criteria are provided and the accompanying text discusses all aspects of in-flight hawk identification, including flight style and behavior. Concentrating on features that are genuinely observable at a distance ..."--Jacket. |